Team:British Columbia/humanpractices

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   var DEVPROJECT = "With the large dairy industry in British Columbia, the problem of phage contamination in milk fermentation and the issues surrounding Genetically Modified Organisms, we focused our human practices section on genetically modified yogurt. We designed a flowchart of steps that would lead us from the lab to a marketing strategy in the real world. ";
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   var DEVPROJECT = "Phage contamination plagues the process of milk fermentation in British Columbia's large dairy industry. We therefore sought to focus our human practices section on this problem and the potential of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to combat this issue. We designed a flowchart of steps that would take us from identifying the main challenges surrounding the use of GMOs in combating phage contamination, developing GMOs in the lab, and creating a marketing strategy for their commercial application. ";
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   var GATHERINFO = "We began by aiming to gain a better understanding of the factors we needed to consider in our public survey. To achieve this, we chose to interview industry professionals and academics with backgrounds in Genetically Modified Organisms, the Dairy Industry, Food and Nutrition, Marketing, and Ethics.";
   var GATHERINFO = "We began by aiming to gain a better understanding of the factors we needed to consider in our public survey. To achieve this, we chose to interview industry professionals and academics with backgrounds in Genetically Modified Organisms, the Dairy Industry, Food and Nutrition, Marketing, and Ethics.";
   var INDUSTRY = "Through interviewing industry professionals, we gained a better understanding of their needs, concerns, interactions between farmers, suppliers and consumers and their opinions on genetically modified organisms. Some individuals interviewed also offered suggestions regarding the marketing strategy for dairy products.";
   var INDUSTRY = "Through interviewing industry professionals, we gained a better understanding of their needs, concerns, interactions between farmers, suppliers and consumers and their opinions on genetically modified organisms. Some individuals interviewed also offered suggestions regarding the marketing strategy for dairy products.";

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